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General Science
Ch 8 Electricity & Magnetism
Term | Definition |
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Electricity | Flow of electron |
Static electricity | Build up of electrical charges |
Ampere | The unit used to describe how much electric current flows through a wire. |
Circuit | Path for electric current |
Closed circuit | Complete, unbroken path for electric current. |
Electric current | Movement of electric charge from one place to another. |
Volt | Metric unit used to measure electromotive force. |
Voltage | The energy that a power source gives to electrons in a circuit. |
Open circuit | Incomplete or broken path for electric current. |
Series circuit | Circuit in which all current flows through a single path. |